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UV Light Treats Beet Disease, Combats Fungicide Resistance
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Cornell study highlights new organic tool for farmers to to fight the growing problem of fungicide resistance: germicidal ultraviolet light. Germicidal ultraviolet light is effective at killing a damaging fungus that infects table beets, adding an important organic tool to fight the growing problem of fungicide resistance, according to a new Cornell study. While…
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What It Takes: The Resilience in Starting a Farm
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A profile of Bernardo Trujillo and Veronica Cruz, the Latino farmers growing their family and their crops at Two Brothers Farm in Middletown, NY. There is no red barn, white silos or even as much as a sign to indicate the entrance to Two Brothers Farm outside of Middletown in Orange County, New York. The…
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Finding the Answer to Weed Control on Organic Orchards
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The two common organic weed control strategies of cultivation and mulch lack sufficiency when used solely. However, when combined with the use of herbicides, they function fairly well, according to new research. Greg Peck, assistant professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science, Horticulture Section at Cornell University, shared his research findings of a 4-year…
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In the News: Reduced Tillage Project Partner Named to USDA National Organic Standards Board
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The Cornell Small Farms Program is happy to share the news that Brian Caldwell has been appointed to the USDA National Organic Standards Board, beginning a five-year term in 2021. Brian was a major contributor to the Reduced Tillage project for five years before retiring from Cornell in the spring of 2019. Brian brought decades…
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Halal Pastures: Where Faith “Meats” Family Farming
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A Q&A with the owners of Halal Pastures farm, an organic halal family farm in nearby Rock Tavern, NY. People are hungry, for good, responsibly raised food. I was hungry, for a connection to land that fed my spirit and my body. So, two years ago, I made my home in Chester, NY, a small town…
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Tipsheet: Transitioning to Organic Management of Orchards
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By Guy Ames, ATTRA Organic certification verifies that fruit is produced according to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) organic standards. See www.ams.usda.gov/nop for details of the standards. In general, the regulations make several requirements of certified organic fruit: Produced without genetic engineering, ionizing radiation, or sewage sludge Managed in a manner that conserves natural resources and biodiversity …
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Juniper Hill Farm
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Juniper Hill Farm is nestled between the Adirondack Mountains and Lake Champlain, on the Boquet River in Wadhams, New York. Established in 2007, they grew on three acres of fertile land; now, for their ninth CSA season, they cultivate over one hundred acres. They are continuously adding more greenhouses with a goal of bringing to market an…
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Wolftree Farm
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About the Farm Wolftree Farm is in the heart of the Finger Lakes Region on the slopes between the Seneca Lake Wine Trail and Finger Lakes National Forest. The 92 acres are a mixture of field, forest, and stream. They are a diverse operation producing meat and fiber from Icelandic sheep, honey from their apiary…
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Would a "National Checkoff" Fit Organic?
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A National Research and Promotion program is on the horizon for the organic industry. What is a National Checkoff Program? Do the sayings, “Got Milk?”, “Beef: It’s What’s for Dinner”, or “Pork. The Other White Meat” sound familiar? These promotions are all part of National Research and Promotion Programs, also known as commodity checkoff programs. …
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